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Garlic - a Food, a Medicine, an Aphrodisiac?!

Marie McKinsey

Apr 11, 20143 min read

Garlic - a Food, a Medicine, an Aphrodisiac?!

Claire might not have known how to grow garlic before Mrs. FitzGibbons handed her that basket of cloves and a digging stick, but she was und

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Marie McKinsey

Apr 5, 20143 min read

Stinging Nettles

If you've ever encountered a stinging nettle, you have no trouble understanding how being flogged with a bunch of them would be an effective

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The Little Blue Flower At The Start Of It All

Marie McKinsey

Apr 1, 20142 min read

The Little Blue Flower At The Start Of It All

If it is possible for plants to travel through time, forget-me-nots would be well suited for the journey.

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Marie McKinsey

Mar 30, 20142 min read

Preventing Scurvy with Watercress

" 'What are you doing, Mr. Fraser?' Grey asked, in some bewilderment. Fraser looked up, mildly surprised, but not embarrassed in the...

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Marie McKinsey

Mar 29, 20143 min read

Strawberries and The Clan Fraser

In Drums of Autumn, Jamie tells Claire this story, "Strawberries ha' always been the emblem of the clan - it's what the name meant, to start

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